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Service bulletin PS245

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10090171
Published by NHTSA2017-02-02
Manufacturer's numberPS245
Manufacturer's date2013-02-12
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

PITSTOP: FORTE 2.0L SHORT BLOCK REPLACEMENT TIPS: WHEN REPLACING THE SHORT BLOCK ON A FORTE 2.0L ENGINE, MAKE SURE TO REMOVE TWO LADDER FRAME BOLTS FROM THE BLOCK BEING REPLACED AND INSTALL THEM IN THE LOCATIONS SHOWN ON THE REPLACEMENT BLOCK (FIG. A). FAILURE TO TRANSFER THE LADDER FRAME BOLTS WILL RESULT IN THE ENGINE HAVING NO OIL PRESSURE WHEN STARTED.

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
KIA KIA

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.